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JPY — Japanese Yen

fiat
ISO Code: JPYNumeric: 392ISO minor unit: 0Region: Asia
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Developer Note

No minor unit. Compact formatting uses 万 (man = 10,000) and 億 (oku = 100M).

Verified 2026-07-19. Primary source

How to implement JPY safely

Yen uses ISO 4217 alpha code JPY and numeric code 392.

JPY appears in the current ISO 4217 list published 2026-09-17. JPY has ISO minor unit 0, so the standard currency formatter normally displays no fractional digits. Configure Intl.NumberFormat with currency: "JPY"; do not hardcode the symbol or assume every currency uses two decimals.

¥ is the reference symbol in this dataset. Store JPY alongside the amount so exports, payments, and accounting data remain unambiguous. Format for display only after choosing the user's locale, because symbol placement and separators belong to the locale rather than the currency record.

This site's coverage associates JPY with one country or territory: Japan (JP). Region and language still need separate locale selection; the currency code alone does not choose punctuation or digit shapes. The record was checked against the SIX ISO 4217 source on 2026-07-19; recheck status-sensitive records when the Maintenance Agency publishes a new list.

  • Status: active
  • Numeric code: 392
  • ISO minor unit: 0
  • Verified: 2026-07-19

Reviewed 19 July 2026. Sources: SIX ISO 4217 current list

Common mistakes with JPY

  • Don't show .00. JPY normally displays no fractional digits.
  • ¥ is also a symbol of CNY in this directory. Always pair it with the code JPY or a disambiguated symbol.
  • In ja-JP the symbol goes immediately before the amount (￥1,234,568). Let the locale place it rather than concatenating strings.

Formatting Examples

Valueen-US
1¥1
9.99¥10
100¥100
1234.56¥1,235
1000000¥1,000,000

Intl.NumberFormat

JavaScript
// Basic JPY formatting
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
  style: 'currency',
  currency: 'JPY',
}).format(1234.00);
// → "¥1,234"

// Minimum/maximum fraction digits
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
  style: 'currency',
  currency: 'JPY',
  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
  maximumFractionDigits: 0,
}).format(99);
// Example display precision: 0 decimal places
// ISO 4217 minor unit: 0

// Integer minor-unit storage
// JPY amount = value × 1

Countries Using JPY

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Japan

ja-JP

￥1,234,568

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